Il Postino

Advantages: life affirming
Disadvantages: none!

...Film only review. Il Postino (1994) Director: Michael Radford Stars: Philippe Noiret, Massimo Troisi, Maria Grazia Cucinotta Not to be confused with the wholly inferior Kevin Costner vehicle with the same name (Il Postino means "The Postman" - US title), this charming Italian language film won an Academy Award for Original Music Score and was nominated for five other awards including Best Director, Best Actor (Massimo Troisi) and Best Picture. The film is based on an adaptation of a Spanish language novel, Ardiente Paciencia by Antonio Skarmeta and is based partly on real life events that happened to the 1971 Nobel Prize for Literature winning poet, Pablo Neruda. Neruda (1904-1973), known as el poeta del amor (the poet of love), famed for his beautiful love poetry, and was also famous for his political poetry and activism...

supermazox 11.09.2006 (16.09.2006) · Read review
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THE DIVINE IL DIVO - NOT ONLY FOR WOMEN!

Advantages: Fantastic album,no "bad" songs,excellent voices
Disadvantages: None if you like the combination opera-pop

...My wife was going on and on about how wonderful this new group-IL DIVO- are in their video clip on Classic FM TV so I logon to 101cd.co.uk and ordered it for her, the day that their cd was released.(1st of November). (£8.95. They accept paypal.) 5th of November and the cd still not with us. This afternoon I had to go for some shopping to the local Asda and as I pass from the cd section I saw their cd so I decided to buy it there and then (with £9.77) and surprise my wife. I thought I could cancel my order as after 5 days I think their service there in 101cd.co.uk is really slow. I picked my wife with the car. I had the first track on the cd player. She was really happy and she was quiet all the way home listening to them. 7 hours later, the cd is still playing in the house non stop. We prepare our meal, listening to it, we...

vassilis73 15.11.2004 · Read review
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IL Divo 'Encore'

Advantages: Stunning voices,great atmosphere,brilliant songs
Disadvantages: perhaps there could have been more tracks

...This live performance was filmed in Spain at Teatro Romanao De Merida and followed the globally successful album 'Ancora'. The DVD is part concert and part documentary with a couple of videos 'Regresa a Mi and the wonderful 'Mamma' thrown in as well. Il Divo comprise of four singers, a baritone (Carlos), two tenors (Urs and David) and a vox populi (Steven). Together they blend perfectly to make magical music. They have been dubbed 'popera' but that is unfair in my opinion even if they have through their unique talents helped popuarise opera. To bring a much derided genre of music to the masses can only be a good thing and I speak as someone who enjoys music from classical to metal. A true music lover will have eclectic tastes. The live performance features 5 tracks 'Si Tu Me Amas', 'Isabel', 'O Holy Night...

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Canon Ixus 100 IS - Small and oh so stylish

Advantages: Small, Stylish, Auto modes work well, Image Stabilization
Disadvantages: HD Video capability is disappointing

...The Canon Ixus 100 IS is the successor to the Ixus 85 IS model, now with 12.1 megapixels instead of the old 10. The 2.5" screen is retained, as is the optical viewfinder and the 3x zoom capability, but the Ixus 100 IS is packed with new features. Video can now be recorded in HD (720p format) and an HDMI port has been added for viewing your pics on the latest HD televisions. The 100 IS also gets a new DIGIC 4 processor, Autofocus Tracking and Auto Scene Detection! The dimensions have changed in proportion, being a whole millimetre wider than its predecessor, another millimetre taller, but 2mm slimmer with an incredible depth of only 18.4mm. The weight stays about the same at less than 130g and, being similar in size to an iPod, it is very easy to carry around in your shirt pocket/handbag. Indeed, the similarity with the iPod doesn...

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Review of Canon Digital IXUS 100 IS Digital Camera

100 Reviews = 100 Questions? Perhaps.

Advantages: There are some brilliant songs in there...
Disadvantages: I ramble on for too long about nothing of any interest...but please read anyway!

...Hello all of you lovely Ciaosters - and Mizzaholics alike - and welcome to my 100th review! Quite an achievement, I must say, because my attention span isn't exactly great *walks off to look at an invisible butterfly* Point taken? Anyway - I figured that since this is my 100th review, it would be nice to do the 'Reveal Yourself In 100 Questions' task. Some of these answers might be slightly bizarre but I hope that you'll have read some of my previous things so that you know exactly what to expect...sort of... This review is only slightly longer than many of my others *coughIrambleonalotcough* but please enjoy this Q&A session at your own leisure. There are youtube links along with way to enhance your reading pleasure so I hope you make good use of them. Thank you. Without further ado, let me introduce to you... 1 - First Name...

MizzMolko 08.02.2009 · Read review
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100 questions

Advantages: You can find out more about Fluffy
Disadvantages: My neck and fingers hurt :-(

...on the beach with a huge pool on a tropical Island 94 - kilos to be taken? err don?t know 95 - kilos to loose? about 10kg would be great! 96 - The best teacher do you have? The teachers that have helped me to develop into who I am today 97 - The worst teacher do you have? The ones that only work for money, can?t really be arsed and are ignorant. I had a few ?Jobsworths? who could care less about their students! 98 - Dedication this questionnaire with somebody? The silly person who messed up half of the questions! 99 - What do you think of this questionnaire? boring, tiring and completely weird! 100 - Which message of advice you would give? DO NOT DO THIS QUESTIONNAIRE! Thank god that is OVER! FLUFFY69...

leofluffy69 11.08.2007 · Read review
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For those about to rock... use a DSL100!

Advantages: It's a Marshall, amazing sound, can adapt to many situations, professional build, easy tube access
Disadvantages: Shared EQ for both channels, stock tubes slightly dull (subjective though), spring reverb limited

... The Overview The DSL100 is part of Marshall's JCM2000 series. As you might expect, high-end amplifiers like this are not a matter taken lightly by any amp manufacturer, as they are expected to be used by some huge, successful artists. Therefore, Marshall has ensured a quality design from start to finish in terms of the actual build of the DSL100; and there are no issues worth noting about the actual construction of the amp head. The casing is tough, the pots, the inputs and outputs are all high quality, and the switches won't die on you anytime soon. The finish is undoubtedly professional-looking. As one of the leading manufacturers of guitar amplification in the world, Marshall just couldn't afford to make this unit anything short of a high standard. All this is just as far as the construction itself goes, though-so how does...

MrStab 03.01.2010 · Read review
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  Investing in the FTSE 100 Index

Advantages: Cheap products, easy to invest in, good dividend yield, unlike shares in a company will never go bust
Disadvantages: Index concentrated in 10 companies meaning more risk, not for ethical investors, sensitive to oil prices

...Using a trading strategy I have been investing in the FTSE 100 index for the past 9 months. Personally I think the FTSE 100 index is a good place to invest for stockmarket novices and veterans alike. There are many different products that allow you to gain some kind of exposure to the index, which is made up to the 100 largest companies in the UK. In this review I will cover the following in regard to the FTSE 100 index: - What is the FTSE 100 index and what are the main constituents - Products that can be used to trade in the FTSE 100 index - Methods for trading in the FTSE 100 index - My personal view on the current value of the index What is the FTSE 100 index and what are the main constituents The FTSE 100 index is like a barometer that is used to measure the value of the top 100 companies listed on the London...

gorvifal3 22.10.2005 · Read review
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Vintage VRS100 - Blue

Advantages: The Wilkinson hardware. The playability. Good value.
Disadvantages: The blue finish hides the flamed maple veneer. Tone+Volume knobs. Serial number format.

...Vintage VRS100 Well first off I paid £150 for this. Ex-demo, so not new, not second hand, think in-between the two. This is a PRS copy and Vintage have pretty much nailed the body shape! It's a Double-cut. Vintage says the VRS means "Vintage Rock Series". The finish I chose for this guitar was the "through blue". A very dark blue finish on the front with a lighter greeny-blue on the back and neck. This finish is semi transparent (you can see the wood). Through blue is now a discontinued colour. For the body 3 pieces of Eastern poplar have been used. A bookmatched flamed maple veneer is glued on top. The top of the guitar is carved while the back is contoured for comfort. The neck is nice and chunky set neck and is made up of 2 pieces of maple with a 1 piece rosewood fingerboard. Upon the fretboard are 24 medium frets...

TommyT5 01.11.2009 (15.12.2009) · Read review
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Review of Vintage VRS100 Electric Guitar

My 100th ish Review Marked with 100 ish Questions

Advantages: You find out a little about me
Disadvantages: You find out a little about me!

...My 100th ish Review I meant to write this as I got to that great number of 100 though like many things after having baby brain, it completely slipped out of my mind so instead of my bang on 100th review ? I present my 100ish review! I have read a number of 100 review marks and feel that 100 questions for 100 reviews sounds about apt so here goes for anyone who is interested at all! 1. Name A lot of people dislike their names and I am certainly one of them, especially when it is used with my middle name. What my mum was thinking when she named me Sharon Tracey I don?t know ? very Birds of a Feather ? I am just glad that Dorien wasn?t my second middle name! 2. Username For years now I have nearly forgotten my real name as many simply refer to me as Elfie from the many variations of Elfbwillow that I have used. Even a good friend...

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